SlothB77:I just don't believe Newcastle reached temps that could support freezing to death for a healthy 20-something male.

Yeah they said it was "well below 0 C" but unless they mean WAY below freezing, that's suspicious. He must have been drastically unprepared---a good winter coat and protection from the wind (which he had in that building) should have been enough to keep him alive, especially if it was getting above freezing during the day. Maybe he wouldn't be comfortable, but the upper-20s F with no wind chill is hardly lethal.

Wow, he experienced something a journalist going to cover war stories go through, the possibility of getting killed on the job:(

The way he died, if he really did freeze to death, simply sucks. Imagine working hard and trying to get your dream job as a kid to an adult, only to have everything ended by something that could have been avoided.

It's not the survival of the sensitive. It's the survival of the fittest.

What people don't realize is you either get smart (get out of the cold, find protection, build a fire or move to the food) or you die (or if you're lucky get medical care and social services).

Either way, after a while, nature figures out who is tough enough to be shiat on constantly.

/at least he died knowing just how rough it is on the homeless, the mentally ill, and others who are out there alone/You think you're poor? Try saving one kleenex you've stolen from somewhere for a couple of days, then go out in the middle of the night on a dirt road by the railroad tracks in a violent major city, take a liquidy poop that you've been working on for couple of days, and try to wipe yourself clean with that single kleenex. Be sure and poke the used kleenex into your pile of excreta, like the ribbon on Hershey's Kiss. Oh and no soap or wipes for your hands either. That's poor. It's also alcoholic or mentally ill or a few other things.

Silly wannabe, you can't decide to be a true connoisseur of hobo life, just like that. You have to work up to it. Start small, maybe with a bit of PTSD and substance abuse, and then gently move onto screaming bouts at random strangers and masturbation on public transport or in libraries. Only once you've mastered those can you brave -20 degree nights with just smelly newspaper insulation and strained sterno to drink. The lifestyle will take a lot out of you, if you don't work your way into it carefully.

This is so hilarious...it redefines the word!Awesome...simply awesome.Anyone who gives two shiats about those loser "homeless" people deserves whatever bad tidings they get.They're losers.Leave them alone.Go make a real living.

Two men arrested following death of young filmmakerTwo men have been arrested in connection with the death of a young filmmaker who was sleeping rough as part of a documentary he was making about homelessness.Lee Halpin, 26, had decided to spend the week living on the streets in his home city of Newcastle to experience what it was like to be homeless.Northumbria Police say they have now arrested two men, aged 26 and 30, on suspicion of supplying a controlled drug.The police said the men have been bailed pending further inquiries. -------------------------------

Rawhead Rex:This is so hilarious...it redefines the word!Awesome...simply awesome.Anyone who gives two shiats about those loser "homeless" people deserves whatever bad tidings they get.They're losers.Leave them alone.Go make a real living.

See, I was going to go with the "Glad he's dead so he can't steal services from real homeless anymore", but you really shame my inferior concept. I salute.

TheShavingofOccam123:Two men arrested following death of young filmmakerTwo men have been arrested in connection with the death of a young filmmaker who was sleeping rough as part of a documentary he was making about homelessness.Lee Halpin, 26, had decided to spend the week living on the streets in his home city of Newcastle to experience what it was like to be homeless.Northumbria Police say they have now arrested two men, aged 26 and 30, on suspicion of supplying a controlled drug.The police said the men have been bailed pending further inquiries. -------------------------------

Tick tock, alarm clock, I'm gonna be late,Porridge, toast, kids, car, bloody school gate.Factory floor, what a chore, another week's graft,And fifty times a day I hear "You havin' a laugh?"Whatever happened to my dreams, is this the life I chose?The highlight of my ruddy day is when the whistle blows!

Delay:TheShavingofOccam123: Two men arrested following death of young filmmakerTwo men have been arrested in connection with the death of a young filmmaker who was sleeping rough as part of a documentary he was making about homelessness.Lee Halpin, 26, had decided to spend the week living on the streets in his home city of Newcastle to experience what it was like to be homeless.Northumbria Police say they have now arrested two men, aged 26 and 30, on suspicion of supplying a controlled drug.The police said the men have been bailed pending further inquiries. -------------------------------